The Shugart M14 - A Hero's Story of Black Hawk Down

The battle of Mogadishu Somolia. operation gothic serpent. IRENE. a joint force of the 10th mountain division, the 75th rangers and delta force operators are tasked with securing high value targets in Somalia. it quickly went south when 2 Blackhawk helicopters super 61 and super 64 were shot down with an RPG. gary gordon (Gordy) and randy Shughart armed with only an m14 and m4 carbine colt 723 with ops inc suppressor aimpoint 3000 or aimpoint 5000 colt m1911 were set to defend mike Durant. is this rifle still relevant? can the m14 still be relevant in todays modern battlefield? was it the best gun of the time? this Springfield armory M1A is great but how would it compare to an ak47 m16 m16a1 m16a2 m16a4 m4a1 hk kac sr15 sr25 lmt sig sauer virtus mcx spear mars h mars l 556 762 5.56 7.62 .308 .50cal smith and Wesson PSA sabre ruger FN defense m110 knights armament garand thumb Hickok 45 administrative results Texas plinking lucky gunner iraqveteran8888 Colin nior demolition ranch donut operator Brandon herra trex arms